The 2018-19 Water Markets Report is now available. Links to media surrounding the release of this years Water Markets Report can be found here:

The Wall Street Journal

‘The U.S. Wants to Adopt a Cap-and-Trade Plan for Water That Isn’t Working.

In Australia, dead kangaroos and a scandal called Watergate are results of flawed plan for water market.
Aither, which maintains an index of permanent water entitlements, said it hit a record high of 224 entitlements in June, up 24 per cent from the previous year.
A report by water consultancy firm Aither shows the cost per mega-litre in July 2018 was $230, but that number now sits at more than $550 per mega-litre.
Aither released their annual Aither Water Markets Report today, summarising water trading activity and trends in the southern MDB.
Aither, which maintains an index of permanent water entitlements, said it hit a record high of 224 entitlements in June, up 24 per cent from the previous year.
Farmer representatives had water markets and surging prices in their sights at the launch of market analyst Aither's Water Market Report and Outlook launch this week in Canberra.